Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31000, John Dunning, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Dunning, John
S 31000
CONTENTS

Maine 11.323
John Dunning
of Cumberland Co in the State of Maine who was a Prvt in the Company commanded by Captain Cartier of the Regt commanded by Col. Mitchell in the Massachusetts Militia
9 Mo 9 Ds Sergeant 48.47 14 " 21 " Private 48.90 95.48
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine at the rate of 95 Dollars 43 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of April 1833 and sent to J Messy Portland Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 290.80 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 47.71 238.57
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. S. Spague Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 11

No 2.824
John D. Cummings
Application for a pension
Aug t 1832
(a private & sergeant)
Bagaduce
Admitted
John D. Cummings
From 5 th Regt 45.47
14 th 21 st Prior 48.96
$95.43
John D. Cummings Portland

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Seventeenth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this Seventeenth day of August , aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge John Dunning a resident of Yarmouth in the county of Cumberland and in said Maine District, aged Twenty nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated, viz, That about the first of May 1775 at Brunswick he enlisted as a private for eight months in a company of militia commanded by Capt. James Curtis and marched with said company to Cambridge when he served there or four months, I was then ordered to Newbury Port, and from thence said company went in boats to Deer Isle (Penobscot), and that he continued to serve there and in that vicinity, guarding the coast till the last of December following, when he was discharged and returned home. That the first day of March 1776 at Falmouth (now Portland) he again enlisted as a private for eight months in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Lithgow, Col. Mitchell's Regt. and was stationed at said Falmouth where he served till sometime in Nov r following, when he was discharged. That in June 1778 he again enlisted at Brunswick, as a Sergeant in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Tyler in the Regt. commanded by Col. Poor, in the Massachusetts line, that he joined the Regt. at Firkhill in the State of New York, marched from thence to White Plains - & returned to West point, where the Regt. was stationed, the greatest part of the time. That he continued to serve in said company till February 22 d 1779 - when he was discharged and returned home. That in May 1779 he again enlisted in a company under Capt. Curtis for three months & went from Falmouth (now Portland) to Bay common to called St. John's where he served till August following, then returned to Harpswell & Brunswick & served till Sept r 2 d & was discharged. - he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
John Dunning
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

The said John Dunning further states that he was born in Brunswick March 8. 1753. That he has a record of his age at home - that he lived in Brunswick when he first entered the service - and after peace was declared he removed to Freeport, where he has ever since resided & where he now resides. - That he enlisted as a volunteer each time he has stated except the last when he was arrested - That he served at first as a private and afterwards as a Sergeant - That he had but one written discharge & that was given him by Col o Poor, and he has lost it - That he also had a Sergeant's Warrant in that Reg t , but has lost that also - John Dunning
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid - before J. L. Facer for the District of Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Dunning for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fifth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey
{ Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S. 31000
Washington, D. C., Oct. 10, 1921
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Dunning a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1, 1775 8 mos. Pvt. Jas. Curtis ✓ Mass.   Mar. 1, 1776 8 mos. Lithgow Mitchell   June 1778 8 mos. Sgt. Tyler Poor   May 1779 3 mos. Curtis ✓  
Battles engaged in, None stated (later Portland) Me. Residence of soldier at enlistment, enl. at Brunswick & Falmouth Date of application for pension, Aug. 17, 1832 - Cl. al. Residence at date of application, Freeport, Cumberland Co., Me. Age at date of application, 79 yrs.
Remarks: No family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

31 000 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,000
John Dunning deft Rev me
Act: June 1 st 1887
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1921, Oct. 10 visit to Mrs. E. L. Davis - see

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan 24 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that John Dunning served under the following Officers viz
   Captains Colonels Term of Service Stationed   when Entered Service claim'd m d days on Rolls found m d days Rolls not found m d days     Jn s Curtis Not on Roll. May 17, 1775. 8 3 0 } ✓ Cambridge   D o Cargoll Aug 9 D o " 5 5 Sea Coast and Deer Isle   + W m Lithgow Mitchell Feb 9, 1776 P. . . 9 14 Falmouth   + Abr m Tyler Peer May 29, 1778 P. . . 9 9 Fish Kill   + Neh l Curtis Mitchell July 7, 1779 3 . . 2 18 Penobscot   27 . 29  
Whole time of Service on Rolls found including Mileage Twenty nine months. and 29 days as Sergeant under Cap t Abr m Tyler Roll.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

John Lundy -

I James Bibber of Freeport in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine Aged Seventy five years on Oath do say that John Dunning now of Freeport in said State & County enlisted in May 1775 into a company of Voluntary commanded by James Curtis of Brunswick and were ordered to Cambridge remained at Cambridge three or four weeks thence ordered to Newburyport and from thence in boats to Duck Isle there and east of there to watch and guard the coast and that said Dunning remained in the service until the last of the following December when he was discharged
James Bibber
Cumberland ss August 13 th 1832
Personally appeared James Bibber and made oath to the truth to the foregoing Affidavit Before me Levi Dillingham Just of the Peace
I certify that I have been long acquainted with James Bibber above named and believe him to be a man of veracity Levi Dillingham

I John Givens of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy nine years on oath do say that in the Month of March 1776 I enlisted into the Militia of the United States in a Company commanded by William Lithgow, that John Dunning now of Freeport in said State belonged to the same Company at the same time, that we were stationed in Portland. That Jonathan Mitchell was our Col d , and Daniel Halsey was our Major; that we served until some time in Nov. of the same year and were then discharged. —
John Givens
Cumberland ss. July 27. 1832.
Then the above named John Givens personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed. before me
Robert D. Dunning Justice
I hereby certify that I have been long acquainted with John Givens above named, and he is a man of truth and veracity
Robert D. Dunning Justice of the peace
I Philip Owen of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy six years, on Oath do say that in the Month of March 1776 I was  was in Portland in company with John Dunning now of Freeport in said State, that we served from that time in the United States Militia under the command of Will m Lithgow Captain and Jonathan Mitchell Col d . — of the Regiment that we remained in service until some time in November following and then was discharged. —
Philip Owen
Cumberland ss. July 26. 1832
Personally appeared Philip Owen and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit
I hereby certify that I have been long acquainted with Philip Owen above named and he is a man of truth. Robert D. Dunning Justice of the peace
State of Maine
Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that I have seen long acquainted with Philip Osgood above named and he is a man of truth. Robert D. Dunning
of the peace
Justice of the peace
State of Maine
Cumberland ss.
I Jonathan Byram of Freeport in said County, do depose, testify and say that I was a private soldier in the Company com- manded by Capt. Abraham Tyler in the Regt. of Col. Thomas Poor, and did duty there as sergeant in said Company, in the year 1778, in the revolutionary Service, in the Massachusetts line, said Company was at Westpoint in the State of New York and principally stationed there - At that time John Dunning now of said Freeport was a member of said Company and did duty therein as sergeant. I know that said Dunning did duty in said Company for the term of eight months - I am now aged 76 yrs. and the said Dunning is somewhat older than I am - Jonathan Byram
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. July 31. 1832
Then the above named Jonathan Byram came before me and made solemn oaths to the truth of the above deposi- tion by him subscribed - and I further cer- tify that I have known said Byram many years & he is a man of truth & veracity.
Josiah W. Mitchell Justice of the peace

I David Givens of Brunswick in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy five years on oath do say that in the month of May 1779 I was called into the service of the United States Militia under the command of Captain Nehemiah Curtis, that we marched from Brun- swick to Portland, from there we took shipping and went to Baggadine (now Castine) that John Dunning now of Freeport in said State was a member of said Company and served with me in said service untill August following when we returned to Brunswick and after that were employed as guard in Harpswell and elsewhere untill some time in September of the same year when we were discharged David Givens
Cumberland ss. July 26. 1832
Personally appeared David Givens
and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit
before me Robert D. Dunning Justice of the peace. —
I hereby certify that I have been long acquainted with David Givens above named and he is a man of truth. — Robert D. Dunning — J. M. H. Phelps

Freeport, Me.
Sept. 18, 1921.
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Gentlemen:-
Will you please send me whatever information you have on record of a John Dunning of Brunswick, Maine who served in the Revolutionary War. Brunswick history states that he served under Capt. James Curtis and also Capt. William Lithgow.
Any information will

be greatly appreciated.
Yours truly,
Mrs. E. L. Davis, Freeport, Me. Box 545.